Franklin Vargas

Franklin Vargas was the owner of the Basso Oil Depot in Miami.

Biography
Franklin Vargas was born in Miami, Florida, and he became a rich man through the success of the Basso Oil businesses. He accepted the protection of Rico Granados, who used Basso Oil Depot as a front for his nitroglycerin smuggling operations. However, Vargas was extorted by Dominic Corleone in 1959, paying him for protection instead.